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Louis Wolheim

Louis Wolheim

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 27, 1880
Died Feb 18, 1931 (50)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Aug 29, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

It was Lionel Barrymore who gave Louis Wolheim his start as an actor. Wolheim had had his face more or less smashed in and his nose nicely fractured while playing on a scrub Cornell football team. Later as a Cornell Instructor he found life none too easy. He had worked off and on as an extra in the ... Wharton studio but never received much attention. Barrymore had only to look at him once to realize that Wolheim's face was his fortune. Through Barrymore, Wolheim gained an entree into New York theatrical life. On the legitimate stage he made a great success in "Welcome Wing" and "The Hairy Ape", climaxing these plays by his triumph in "What Price Glory". Louis Wolheim died in Los Angeles, California on 18 February 1931, the result of stomach cancer.

Known For

Filmography

Danger Lights

Danger Lights

1931

as Dan Thorn

The Sin Ship

The Sin Ship

1931

as Captain Sam McVey

Gentleman's Fate

Gentleman's Fate

1931

as Frank Tomasulo

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930

as Stanislas 'Kat' Katczinsky

The Silver Horde

The Silver Horde

1930

as George Balt

Square Shoulders

Square Shoulders

1929

as John 'Slag' Collins

Condemned

Condemned

1929

as Jacques Duval

Wolf Song

Wolf Song

1929

as Gullion

Frozen Justice

Frozen Justice

1929

as Duke

The Racket

The Racket

1928

as Nick Scarsi

Tempest

Tempest

1928

as Sergeant Bulba

The Awakening

The Awakening

1928

as Le Bete

Two Arabian Knights

Two Arabian Knights

1927

as Peter O'Gaffney

Sorrell and Son

Sorrell and Son

1927

as Buck

The Uninvited Guest

The Uninvited Guest

1924

as Jan Boomer

The Story Without a Name

The Story Without a Name

1924

as Kurder

America

America

1924

as Captain Hare

Unseeing Eyes

Unseeing Eyes

1923

as Laird

The Last Moment

The Last Moment

1923

as The Finn

Little Old New York

Little Old New York

1923

as The Hoboken Terror

The Face in the Fog

The Face in the Fog

1922

as Petrus

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

1922

as Craigin

Orphans of the Storm

Orphans of the Storm

1921

as Executioner (uncredited)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1920

as Music Hall Proprietor

The Test of Honor

The Test of Honor

1919

as Man Devil in dream (uncredited)

The Eyes of Mystery

The Eyes of Mystery

1918

as Brad Tilton

The Poor Rich Man

The Poor Rich Man

1918

as Wrestler

A Pair of Cupids

A Pair of Cupids

1918

as Dirk Thomas

The House of Hate

The House of Hate

1918

as Patch-eye Pete

The Belle of the Season

The Belle of the Season

1917

as Johnson

The Avenging Trail

The Avenging Trail

1917

as Lefty Reed

The Eternal Mother

The Eternal Mother

1917

as Bucky McGhee (as Louis R. Wolheim)

The Millionaire's Double

The Millionaire's Double

1917

as Bob Holloway

Dorian's Divorce

Dorian's Divorce

1916

as Capt. Ross (as L. Robert Wolheim)

The Brand of Cowardice

The Brand of Cowardice

1916

as Cpl. Mallin

Together

Together

1918

Story

The Greatest Power

The Greatest Power

1917

Story

The Sin Ship

The Sin Ship

1931

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